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Car-camping, ~2703 AUC (media.kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by PugJesus@kbin.social to c/historyporn@lemmy.world

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[-] prowess2956@kbin.social 27 points 6 months ago

For anyone not familiar with AUC, it starts with the founding of Rome in 753 BC. So this would be ~1950 CE.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita

Cheers for making me learn a new year numbering system.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Oh good. Now that I don’t have any luck using CE with the locals, I’ll have less luck using this. Cheers.

[-] nezbyte@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

2703 AUC translates to 1950 CE

Wikipedia AUC

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Shouldn't it read MMDCCIII AUC?

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 18 points 6 months ago

Uncertain as to the location, but apparently the car is a Citroën Traction Avant.

[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

An early one, a 7 with the smaller engine I believe (the difference is in the rims). If I'm right this puts this picture as pre-ww2 because the 7 was very quickly replaced/followed by the 10 and 15. Numbers are “fiscal horses", the amount of taxes to pay being relative to the size and power of the engine.

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 11 points 6 months ago

It's always fascinating to me how car aficionados can pick out details like that!

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago

this puts this picture as pre-ww2 because the 7 was very quickly replaced/followed by the 10 and 15.

No, it just means this car was manufactured pre-WW2.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Huh, I didn't realize rooftop car tents were that old. It seems like they just became a popular thing only a few years ago.

[-] prowess2956@kbin.social 5 points 6 months ago

I was thinking the same thing about the gentleman's trousers.

[-] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

What if you roll around in your sleep?

[-] espentan@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Then you'll be taken for a.. ride.

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

I'm glad you specified AD here... Otherwise I would have spent all day researching car manufacturers before the common era!

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 6 points 6 months ago

2703 AUC

[-] espentan@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

AD.. hmm, yeah, I guess Citroën didn't start making the Traction Avant till' after baby jeebus was born.

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

2703 AUC

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Damn, that post war Citroen suspension would make for some wild sexy times in that tent ...

[-] Zurgo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

I can't figure out that ladder placement. So you have to climb up the ladder, and then tiptoe balance your way to the side to get into the tent? I'm guessing they gave up on that and just stepped on the car door instead.